Sandown Stud’s resident stallion, and former Irish champion, Pathfork made news at Fairview on Friday afternoon when his talented daughter Madame Speaker captured the World Sports Betting East Cape Poly Challenge Fairview 1400 in fine style.

Under jockey Teaque Gould, the Alan Greeff trained four-year-old powered home to get up and land the R80 000 contest by half a length.
In the process, Madame Speaker accounted for her a high-class field, with her beaten rivals headed by dual Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle, G2 Durban Golden Horseshoe winner Purple Diamond, and East Cape champion Hooves Of Troy.
Champion 2YO Filly in the Eastern Cape back in 2017-2018, the Stanley Bennett bred Madame Speaker has now won ten races and has already earned nearly R900 000 in prize money.

The talented Pathfork daughter has a trio of stakes wins to her name, with Madame Speaker’s black type victories including the 2018 East Cape Nursery, Champion Juvenile Cup and Lady’s Slipper Stakes.

Her G1 boylesports.Vincent O’Brien National Stakes winning sire Pathfork had made news earlier in the week when his G3 Lebelo Sprint/G3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap winning son Mr Flood smashed the 1000m track record when romping home to a two and a half length win at the Vaal on Monday.

A half-brother to G1 Preakness Stakes winner War Of Will, Pathfork is currently responsible for 17 stakes horses, with his notable progeny headed by G1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Mighty High.